Valentine's Day in the United States Home Calendar Holidays the United States Valentine's Day Valentine's Day in the United States Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14. It is a festival of romantic love and many people give cards, letters, flowers or presents to their spouse or partner. They may also arrange a romantic meal in a restaurant or night in a hotel. Common symbols of Valentine's Day are hearts, red roses and Cupid. Valentine's Day: one of the most romantic days of the year. Valentine's Day: one of the most romantic days of the year. ©iStockphoto.com/Kais Tolmats What Do People Do? Many people celebrate their love for their partner by sending cards or letters, giving gifts or flowers and arranging meals in restaurants or romantic nights in hotels. People who would like to have a romantic relationship with somebody may use the occasion to make this known, often anonymously. Valentine's cards are often decorated with images of hearts, red roses or Cupid. Common Valentine's Day gifts are flowers chocolates, candy, lingerie and champagne or sparkling wine. However, some people use the occasion to present lavish gifts, such as jewelry. Many restaurants and hotels have special offers at this time.

These can include romantic meals or weekend breaks. Public Life Valentine's Day is not a public holiday. Government offices, stores, schools and other organizations are open as usual. Public transit systems run on their regular schedule. Restaurants may be busier than usual as many people go out for an evening with their spouse or partner. Valentine's Day is also a very popular date for weddings. Background There are a number of Saints called Valentine who are honored on February 14. The day became associated with romantic love in the Middle Ages in England. This may have followed on from the Pagan fertility festivals that were held all over Europe as the winter came to an end. Traditionally, lovers exchanged hand written notes. Commercial cards became available in the mid nineteenth century. Symbols The most common Valentine's Day symbols are the heart, particularly in reds and pinks, and pictures or models of Cupid. Cupid is usually portrayed as a small winged figure with a bow and arrow. In mythology, he uses his arrow to strike the hearts of people. People who have fallen in love are sometimes said to be 'struck by Cupid's arrow.

Other symbols of Valentine's Day are couples in loving embraces and the gifts of flowers, chocolate, red roses and lingerie that couples often give each other. What is the day of the week? AST 309-TIME What is the day of the week, given any date? This is really a nice trick. You can easily calculate the day of the week, given any date in history, and with a little practice you can even do it in your head. The method is based on one developed by John Horton Conway, and is described in Winning Ways, a book that he wrote with Berlekamp and Guy. It is described in Volume 2. Part 1-Within a Given Year The secret of the method is to have a way of knowing the day of the week for one day in each month of the year. Conway's method uses the fact that the following dates always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. They are easy to memorize, and once one has this down pat, some simple calculations allow you to do this for any year. These are the dates that always fall on the same day of the week.

In 2015, this special day of the week, which Conway calls "Doomsday," was a Saturday. 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10 and 12/12 always fall on the same day of the week (Doomsday) in any year. If you memorize the phrase "I went to my nine-to-five job at the seven-eleven," you can also remember easily that 9/5, 7/11, 5/9 and 11/7 also fall on Doomsday. Also, 3/0 (the zeroth day of March, i.e., the last day of February) falls on Doomsday. January and February are complicated by the existence of Leap Years. In ordinary years, 2/0 (the last day of January) also falls on Doomsday, as does 1/3; in Leap Years, 2/1 and 1/4 fall on Doomsday. Alternatively, you can use the Doomsday for the previous year to handle January and February, without worrying about leap years.

Simply note that 1/2 and 2/6 fall on the Doomsday for the previous year. In 2015, which is a not leap year, therefore, the following dates fall on Doomsday (Saturday): 1/3, 2/0 (1/31), 3/0 (2/28), 4/4, 5/9, 6/6, 7/11, 8/8, 9/5, 10/10, 11/7 and 12/12. So, when was Christmas 2015? If 12/12 is a Saturday, then so are 12/19 and 12/26, so 12/25 has to have been a Friday. When was Valentine's day? Since this is a not leap year, 2/0, 2/7 and 2/14 are Saturdays. So, Valentine's day (2/14) also fell on a Saturday. On what date did Labor Day fall in 2015? Labor Day is the first Monday in September.

If 9/5 was a Saturday, then 9/7 was a Monday, and this must have been Labor Day. Practice: On what date did Thanksgiving fall in 2015? Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November. You figure it out, then check with a calendar to see if you were right. Part 2-What is Doomsday for any year of the 21st century? The next and hardest part of the trick (because it requires a small amount of calculation) is to determine Doomsday for the year in question. Here's how to do it. (This is a new method, devised by Mike Walters, that is easier than the method that John Conway originally published): If the year is 20xx, is xx even? If if is, set A=xx; if it is odd, set A=xx+11. Set B=A/2 (A is always even so you can do this exactly). If B is even set C=B; if it is odd, set C=B+11 (this is the same thing you did in the first step). C will be an even number. Divide C by 7 and compute the remainder. Call this remainder R.

Count R days backwards starting from Tuesday (which is the special Doomsday that applies to this century). This gives you the Doomsday for the year 20xx. From this point on, just use Part 1. Example: What was Doomsday in 2015? Well, xx=15, which is odd, so A=15+11=26. B=A/2=13. B is odd so C=B+11=24. If we divide C=24 by 7, we get 21 with remainder R=3. Count 3 days backwards from Tuesday to get Saturday. Doomsday in 2015 was a Saturday (a fact we used in Part 1 above). Example: The World Trade Center and Pentagon suffered terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. xx=1, which is odd, so A=12. B=A/2=6, which is even, so C=6.

The remainder when dividing 6 by 7 is 6, so counting 6 days backwards from Tuesday (or equivalently, counting 1 day forwards) tells us that doomsday in 2001 was a Wednesday. Therefore, 9/5 was a Wednesday, 9/12 was a Wednesday, and 9/11 was a Tuesday. In the 20th century, use the same rule, except count backwards from Wednesday instead of Tuesday. Wednesday is the special doomsday day for the 20th century. Example: On what day of the week did D-Day, June 6, 1944, fall? Well, 44 is even so A=44, B= 22 and since B is even, C= 22. The remainder when dividing C by 7 is 1 so R=1. In the 20th century count 1 day backwards from Wednesday so Doomsday for 1944 is a Tuesday. Since 6/6 (June 6) is June's magic day, we now know that June 6, 1944 was a Tuesday.

Practice: On what day of the week was Pearl Harbor bombed? It was December 7, 1941. Hint: This is also a 20th century date. Practice: On what day of the week were you born? Calculate it using the Doomsday rule and check it on a calendar or (if you already know it) with your memory. Part 3-Other Centuries (Gregorian Calendar) The Gregorian calendar, which is our civil calendar, was introduced in 1582 (1752 in English-speaking countries, and not until 1919 in Russia). So one has to know whether the Gregorian or the old Julian calendar is being used. The rule in this section applies only to the Gregorian Calendar. The only thing that changes in other centuries is that instead of using Tuesday for the century doomsday as in Part 2 (for the 21st century), we use another day that depends on the century. This century day cycles over 4 centuries, so that it is the same in 16xx, 20xx, 24xx etc.

Specifically, In years 15xx, 19xx, 23xx, etc., use Wednesday In years 16xx, 20xx, 24xx, etc., use Tuesday In years 17xx, 21xx, 25xx, etc., use Sunday In years 18xx, 22xx, 26xx, etc., use Friday Example: On what day of the week did July 4, 1776 fall? First, calculate doomsday: xx=76, which is even, so A=xx and B=A/2=38, which is also even. So C=38, and C/7=35 Remainder 3 and R=3. The century doomsday for 17xx is Sunday, so counting backwards 3 days we find that doomsday for 1776 was a Thursday. Now July 11 is 7/11, which is a Thursday, so July 4, which is 1 week earlier, is also a Thursday. The Declaration of Independence was signed on a Thursday.

Practice: The Civil War of the United States opened with the firing on Fort Sumter, which took place on April 12, 1861. What day of the week was that? Part 4-Julian Calendar Finally, the same principles can be used if the date is on the old Julian Calendar, which was introduced by Julius Caesar some 2000+ years ago. The only difference is that the different leap year rule of the Julian calendar means that the rule given in Part 3 has to be modified. In years ccxx on the Julian calendar, we get the century Doomsday by subtracting cc from Sunday (i.e., counting back one day for each century). Example: In 1582 we find the Julian Doomsday as follows: xx= 82 which is even, so A=82 and B=41. B is odd, so C=B+11=52. C/7=7 Remainder 3 so R=3.

cc=15 which is 2 weeks and 1 day, so we count 1 day backwards from Sunday to find that the (Julian) century doomsday for 15xx is Saturday, and since R=3 count another 3 days backwards from Saturday to find that the (Julian) doomsday for 15xx is Wednesday. The last day of the old Julian calendar was October 4, 1582. Since 10/10/1582 (Julian) was a Wednesday, 10/3/1582 was also a Wednesday, and the next day, October 4, 1582, was a Thursday. The next day, October 15, 1582 (Gregorian), was the first day of the new Gregorian calendar. Take the number R=3 that we just calculated and count 3 days backwards from Wednesday (the Gregorian century doomsday for the 15xx dates) to get Gregorian Doomsday: That gives us a Sunday.

Now 10/10/1582 (Gregorian) would have been a Sunday if there were such a date...So 10/15/1582 (Gregorian), five days later, was a Friday, which is 1 day later than Thursday, 10/4/1582 (Julian). Note that this is the day after Thursday. This is important. So far as we know, the weekly cycle of the days of the week has not been broken for thousands of years. We have found that Thursday, October 4, 1582 (Julian) was followed by Friday, October 15, 1582 (Gregorian). People complained that 10 days were missing from their lives! Practice: September 2, 1752 (Julian) was followed in the English-speaking world by September 14, 1752 (Gregorian). On what day of the week did each fall?

(Do the calculations separately and verify that the weekly cycle was not broken when the calendars changed.) Note: I wrote above, "if there were such a date as 10/10/1582." Actually, we can calculate backwards from the actual date of introduction of the Gregorian calendar using the Gregorian rules if we wish, and we designate such dates as being on the Gregorian Proleptic Calendar. "Proleptic" just means "before this calendar was officially introduced, but using the same calculation rules". Day of the Week Calculator This JavaScript example calculates the day of the week on the Gregorian calendar for any date in the twentieth century. For date mm/dd/yy in this century, enter mm, dd, yy below and click "compute." To use it, you have to be using a JavaScript-aware browser. You may use it for practice. Month mm Valentine's Day 2016 - Calendar-12.com Feb. 2024 14 The dates the holiday is observed are marked with a dotted line (applies to federal holidays). Date calculations are based on your computer's date and time.

Valentine's Day 2016 Tweet Saint Valentine's Day, also known as Valentine's Day, is observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world. St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. Very few facts are known about St. Valentine. He was a priest in Rome who was martyred about AD 269 and buried on the Via Flaminia (the road leading from Rome over the Apennine Mountains). The most popular martyrology states that he was a priest near Rome in about the year 270 AD, a time when the church was enduring great persecution. His ministry was to help the Christians to escape this persecution and to provide them the sacraments, such as marriage. The Roman Emperor Claudius II supposedly forbade marriages of soldiers to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers. Contemporary Valentine's Day is connected mainly with romantic love. The modern Valentine's Day customs developed in early modern England and spread in the 19th century. The customs include sending cards, flowers, chocolates to one's beloved.

Paper Valentine cards became so popular in England in the early 19th century that they were assembled in factories. Put a link to this page on your blog or website Use Ctrl+C to copy the link <a href="" title="Check the date of Valentine's Day in 2016">2016 Valentine's Day</a> If you have found this website useful and would like to let other people know about it, simply copy the link shown above and paste to your blog post or a website. Thank you. © Calendar-12.com 2011 — 2017 We use cookies to personalize content and ads and to provide social functions and analyze traffic on our site. By continuing using our site, you accept our cookie policy and consent to the use of cookies. Read more Things to do in Niagara Falls in February! Things to do in Niagara Falls in February!

Share Tweet It’s the shortest month of the year, but there are still plenty of things to do in Niagara Falls in February, let’s take a look at a few things to do in Niagara Falls in February for Valentine’s Day and the Family Day weekend: The Niagara Couples Getaway Package: With Valentine’s Day falling on a Friday and Family Day falling on a Monday in 2014, it’s the perfect time to take advantage of both events by getting away to Niagara Falls, and the Clifton Hill Niagara Falls Hotel offers the perfect package. The Niagara Couples Getaway Package is a two-night package offered Friday’s to Sunday’s only. This is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift — check-in on the 14th and check-out on the 16th! The package includes: 2 Night Accommodation $40.00 dining voucher at Kelsey’s Bar & Grill or Boston Pizza Clifton Hill (on site) Complimentary “Your Morning Breakfast ” deluxe buffet each morning Full use of our tropical indoor pool and giant whirlpool Free High Speed Wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi) throughout the hotel Free 24hr. access to the front lobby Internet Cafe which features high-speed internet, coffee, tea, printers, etc.

Prime location 1 block to the Falls! Additional savings with Attraction, Food and Merchandise coupons. Call Toll-Free at (800) 263-2557 or book online by clicking here . There’s still rooms left for that weekend! Catch a concert! If you are looking for things to do in Niagara Falls for Valentine’s Day specifically, Michael Bolton will be hitting the stage at Fallsview Casino at 9:00pm on the 14th, as well as the 15th. Click here for ticket information. Some other artists lined up for February at the Fallsview Casino? Billy Ocean, Dierks Bentley, “Jive Talkin'” (a tribute to the Bee Gees) and “Magique” (grand illusionists Kevin and Caruso). Seneca Casino on Valentine’s Day brings us International singing sensation, Patrizio Buanne at 8:00 pm. Known for his heart-pounding concerts, Patrizio floors every audience with the help of his big band orchestra. Click here for ticket information. Who else will be arriving at Seneca Casino in February? Dave Mason, 3 Doors Down (Acoustic), Joy Behar and the Fabulous Thunderbirds!

For things to do in Niagara Falls in February for the whole family, the list is never-ending! Bring the family to Clifton Hill! Clifton Hill is the primary destination for families, not just for Family Day weekend, but for the entire month of February. There are attractions for everyone to enjoy on this street and it’s close by to all the Niagara Parks attractions and literally a stone’s throw from the best attraction of all — the Niagara Falls ! Check out the “ Family Fun Package ” at the Clifton Hill Niagara Falls Hotel for the best in savings at an affordable rate.

This includes: 3 Clifton Hill Fun Passes – Good for adults or children, which includes admission to the: Niagara Skywheel Plus game tokens for the Great Canadian Midway 2 nights accommodations at the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill Children 18 years and under stay free with parents $40 dining voucher for Boston Pizza or Kelsey’s Bar and Grill on Clifton Hill Deluxe full breakfast each morning served in the Poolside Café Access to our super large tropical indoor pool and giant whirlpool Priority parking in our oversized parking area Located on Clifton Hill – Just one block to the Falls Besides all the excitement that Clifton Hill offers, here’s a couple of things to do in Niagara Falls in February for families: TD Rink at the Brink The TD Rink at the Brink is an open-air, outdoor ice skating rink located a snowball’s throw from the Horseshoe Falls, offering breathtaking views and a magical outdoor Niagara Falls ice skating experience, which is on now until February 28, 2014. Bring the whole family here for a cheap family skate.

For information on hours and pricing check out their website at or call 905 353-1134 OR 905 374-1616 ext. 240 (WFOL office). Butterfly Conservatory The Butterfly Conservatory is located on the grounds of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens, just 10 minutes north of the Falls. Over 2,000 butterflies, made up of 45 different species, call this beautiful space home. Explore 180 metres of pathways winding through a lush, tropical environment. February 8th to May 11, 2014 the Butterfly Conservatory opens a new exhibit called the “Swamp Creatures”. This is excellent for children to engage in hands-on learning, fun and view live demonstrations with creatures from the world’s swamps and wetlands. Bird Kingdom Always a family favourite, the Bird Kingdom is offering a half price discount in January and February (Monday to Friday). It is the largest free-flying indoor aviary in the world with more than 400 birds that make their home in this multi-level rainforest setting.

There is a 40-foot waterfall, tropical plants, and hundreds of birds from around the world that put on a show for the public. For more information call Toll Free: 866-994-0090 or visit them online at . Greg Frewin Theatre He is known around the world as “The International Grand Champion of Magic”. Greg Frewin ‘s “Imagine” Magic Show is a spectacular performance by a world renown magician, featuring an appearance by a rare tiger. Your imagination will be captivated and you will be amazed beyond belief — the entire family will be on the edge of their seat! Grab dinner and a show at the Greg Frewin Theatre. The “Imagine” Magic Show is playing on various dates in February. Click here for their calendar of dates, or call 1 (866) 870-3002 for further information. Rumours Nightclub: Of course Niagara’s hot spot on Clifton Hill, Rumours Nightclub , has two special events lined up for both Valentine’s Day and Family Day if you are looking for some things to do in Niagara Falls for friends and couples over the long weekend!

On Friday to kick-off the Family Day long weekend and Valentine’s Day, ladies are free cover all night at Rumours Nightclub! Open until 2:00 am, it’s the ideal stop on Clifton Hill after heading out for dinner for a place to relax, unwind and have a great time. And who says Sunday’s are no fun? Everyone is free all night long on Sunday, February 16th to keep the Family Day long weekend excitement in full swing! There is always something going on in Niagara’s destination of choice for club goers. Family Day at the Niagara Falls History Museum: On Monday, February 18th, 2014 the Niagara Falls History Museum (located at 5810 Ferry Street), will participate in FREE activities for the entire family from 10:00am – 5:00pm. Admission to the Museum on this day is free and families can explore the galleries, enjoy entertainment and demonstartions, and take part in the activities related to the current exhibition in the OPG Temporary Gallery titled “Space”, which features a moon rock and a portable planetarium StarLab. Entertainment includes musicians and a magician.

There will also be scavenger hunts and quizzes to fill out for the kids. For further information on this and other things to do in February at the Niagara Falls History Museum, please visit or call 905-358-5082. Stay connected to me for more things to do in Niagara Falls in February. Christine Lynn History of Valentine’s Day - Valentine’s Day - HISTORY.com History of Valentine’s Day History of Valentine’s Day Author History of Valentine’s Day URL A+E Networks Introduction Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from? Find out about the history of this centuries-old holiday, from ancient Roman rituals to the customs of Victorian England. Google The Legend of St. Valentine The history of Valentine’s Day–and the story of its patron saint–is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.

But who was Saint Valentine, and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Did You Know? Approximately 150 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine's Day the second most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas. The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were often beaten and tortured. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first “valentine” greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl–possibly his jailor’s daughter–who visited him during his confinement.

Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed “From your Valentine,” an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories all emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic and–most importantly–romantic figure. By the Middle Ages , perhaps thanks to this reputation, Valentine would become one of the most popular saints in England and France. Origins of Valentine’s Day: A Pagan Festival in February While some believe that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death or burial–which probably occurred around A.D. 270–others claim that the Christian church may have decided to place St. Valentine’s feast day in the middle of February in an effort to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of Lupercalia. Celebrated at the ides of February, or February 15, Lupercalia was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.

To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at a sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification. They would then strip the goat’s hide into strips, dip them into the sacrificial blood and take to the streets, gently slapping both women and crop fields with the goat hide. Far from being fearful, Roman women welcomed the touch of the hides because it was believed to make them more fertile in the coming year. Later in the day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn. The city’s bachelors would each choose a name and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage. Valentine’s Day: A Day of Romance Lupercalia survived the initial rise of Christianity and but was outlawed—as it was deemed “un-Christian”–at the end of the 5th century, when Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine’s Day.

It was not until much later, however, that the day became definitively associated with love. During the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds’ mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of Valentine’s Day should be a day for romance. Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages, though written Valentine’s didn’t begin to appear until after 1400. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt . (The greeting is now part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England.) Several years later, it is believed that King Henry V hired a writer named John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois. Typical Valentine’s Day Greetings In addition to the United States, Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico , the United Kingdom, France and Australia. In Great Britain, Valentine’s Day began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century.

By the middle of the 18th, it was common for friends and lovers of all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes, and by 1900 printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of one’s feelings was discouraged. Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentine’s Day greetings. Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began selling the first mass-produced valentines in America. Howland, known as the “Mother of the Valentine,” made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as “scrap.” Today, according to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas .) Women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.

Tags Finding the Day of the Week About Finding the Day of the Week When I was growing up way back in the '90s, I used to watch a show called "Figure It Out." It was a sort of game show that would feature a kid with a special talent, and the celebrity panelists would have to, well, figure out what it was. On one episode, there was a boy who could tell you the day of the week that a given date fell on. I remember being absolutely amazed. I had no idea how he did it. It turns out that it's quite easy to determine the day of the week from a given date. In fact, you can do it in your head with a little mental math and a few simple memorizations. Read on for a quick background on the algorithm. And don't worry: we'll get to the formula soon enough. Overview of the Doomsday Algorithm The method outlined here is called the Doomsday Algorithm. It's not the only way to find the day of the week of a given date, but it lends itself easily to memorization.

Invented by mathematician John Horton Conway (born 1937), the algorithm takes advantage of the fact that in any given year, there are certain easy-to-remember dates that all happen to fall on the same day of the week. Conway referred to this special day of the week as the Doomsday. There are other methods which, with some more difficult memorization and twisting of numbers, will lead you directly to your answer. However, by finding a year's Doomsday first, you can easily find the weekday of any date in that year. Besides the formula itself, all you need to memorize is a single Doomsday date for each month. Luckily, they're quite easy, and that's why the algorithm was based around them. In any given year, 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, and 12/12 fall on the same day of the week -- the Doomsday. Conveniently, the last day of February (the 28th in a regular year or the 29th if it's a leap year) also falls on this day.

It happens that 5/9, 9/5, 7/11, and 11/7 fall on the Doomsday as well. For those familiar with the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, a handy mnemonic for these months is, "I work from 9 to 5 at the 7-11." Or you could simply remember that these are the odd-numbered months after March. What about the remaining months, January and March? Like February, their Doomsday dates hinge on the leap day as well. If it's a common year (a non-leap year), then January 3 is the Doomsday; if it is a leap year, then January 4 is the Doomsday. (You might remember that for three years, it's the January 3rd, and every fourth year, it's January 4th.) As for March, the last day of February is usually considered March's Doomsday date as "March 0." (Keep in mind that a leap year is a year that is divisible by four: a year when we have the Summer Olympics and the US Presidential election.

The exception to the rule is that years divisible by 100 but not 400 are common years: thus, 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but 1600 and 2000 were.) So, to review, these are the only Doomsday dates you need to remember: Month ...2000s, 2400s, 2800s... Tuesday (remember: "Y-Tue-K") The two you will probably need to know the most are those for the 1900s (1900-1999) and the 2000s (2000-2099). You can remember that the anchor day for the 1900s is "We-in-dis-day" because most of us were born during that century. Likewise, you can remember that the anchor day for the 2000s is Tuesday with the mnemonic "Y-Tue-K" (remember Y2K?). The Math Yes, you do need to use a little math in order to do this.

Here's the formula, broken down step-by-step. In this example, we'll find which day of the week July 13, 1989 fell on. Divide the last two digits of the year by 12. 89 divided by 12 is 7, with 5 left over. Find how many 4's go into the remainder evenly. 5 divided by 4 is 1, with a remainder that we ignore. Add these three numbers. 7 + 5 + 1 = 13. Divide the sum by 7 and take the remainder. 13 divided by 7 is 1, with a remainder of 6. Add the remainder to the century's anchor day to find the year's Doomsday. Wendesday + 6 = Tuesday. Use the month's Doomsday to find the day you need. July's Doomsday is 7/11, a Tuesday, so July 13 is a Thursday. Let's try another example by verifying that today, January 20, 2017, is a Friday. 17 divided by 12 is 1, with a remainder of 5.

4 goes into the remainder 1 time. 1 + 5 + 1 = 7. 7 divided by 7 is 1, with a remainder of 0. Tuesday + 0 = Tuesday. Therefore, 2017's Doomsday is Tuesday. Because January 3 is a Tuesday, then January 20, 17 days later, is a Friday. Now it's your turn! Find the day of the week for the following dates. (If you need to check your answers, you can use the calculator at the bottom of the page.) The first Earth Day was observed on April 22, 1970. Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo on June 18, 1815. James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place on June 16, 1904. The United States declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. A total solar eclipse will occur over the contintental United States on August 21, 2017. The first humans landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.

John Horton Conway, the inventor of the Doomsday algorithm, was born on December 26, 1937 -- a Doomsday, as it turns out. Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States, was born on January 7, 1800. (Careful: was it a leap year?) Gold was first discovered in California on January 24, 1849. The Second Continental Congress met in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on September 27, 1777, making that city the capital of the United States for one day. The muntiny on the Bounty was led by Fletcher Christian, who later named his son Thursday October Christian because he was born on the second Thursday of October 1790. What date was this? Thursday October Christian died on April 21, 1831. What day of the week was it? North Korea's Juche calendar, introduced in 1997, counts the years since April 15, 1912, when "Eternal President" Kim Il-sung was born. What day was it? I just found an invitation to a party that I once had.

The date of the party is given as Friday, July 11. The year isn't stated, but I know it was between 2001 and 2004. What year was it? Jorn Barger devised the word "weblog" on December 17, 1997. On December 13, 1795, a meteorite landed near the hamlet of Wold Newton in Yorkshire, England. The film Minority Report gives the date April 22, 2054, as a Tuesday. Is this correct? In the movie Heartbreak Ridge, a calendar shows July 21, 1983, as a Sunday. Is this right? In the movie Forrest Gump, the date March 22, 1982, is given as a Saturday. Is this correct? In the film Hairspray, a news broadcast gives the date as Friday, June 5, 1962. Could this be correct? In the film The Hudsucker Proxy, a newspaper dated Monday, December 19, 1958, is shown. Is this the right day of the week?

The movie The Wedding Planner gives June 6, 2001, as a Saturday. Is this right? In the movie The Terminator, a character says that May 12, 1984, is a Thursday. Is he right? In O Brother, Where Art Thou?, a calendar shows that July 1937 begins on a Tuesday. Is it correct? In Remember the Titans, the first day of school is given as September 4, 1971. Could there have been school on this date? In My Dog Skip, a scene takes place in a school on September 27, 1942. Could this have been a school day? In The Thirteenth Floor, a newspaper is shown that is dated Monday, June 21, 2024. A pivotal scene in the film Back to the Future takes place at a high school dance on November 12, 1955. Would it have been on a Saturday, as stated? In American Gun, a newspaper gives the date as Thursday, March 18, 1988. In Superman Returns, a newspaper is dated Friday, September 29, 2006.

In Raging Bull, a dance is said to take place on Saturday, August 6, 1941. The beginning of The Return of the Living Dead takes place on Friday, July 3, 1984. In Chances Are, a newspaper is dated Sunday, August 7, 1989. In Johnny Mnemonic, a date is given as Thursday, January 17, 2021. In Higher Learning, an event is advertised to take place on Saturday, November 15, 1995. In Phantom of the Paradise, a character mentions that he wanted to commit suicide on Saturday, November 19, 1953. In The Shootist, a newspaper gives the date as Monday, January 22, 1901. A History Lesson: The Julian Calendar By now, you should be able to find the day of the week for any date just by using some mental math. Congratulations! There's a small catch, though. Your skills apply only to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar that we currently use. The Gregorian calendar was introduced by the Catholic Church in 1582.

Before that, the less accurate Julian calendar was used. The only real difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars is that they have different leap year rules (all Julian years divisible by 4 are leap years) and differ by an ever-increasing number of days. Julian and Gregorian years usually have different Doomsdays. Finding a Doomsday in itself is relatively simple; the trick is to remember whether a given date is Julian or Gregorian. If you're working out the date that some event happened, it's important to consider where it happened. That's because not every country switched to the Gregorian calendar at the same time; in fact, only some Catholic countries adopted the new calendar right away. Great Britain and its colonies, which followed the Church of England, didn't make the switch until 1752. The last country to switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar was Turkey in 1926. It's important to remember that, in the study of history, Julian dates are often not converted to their Gregorian equivalents. If a distinction between the calendars needs to be made, Julian dates are referred to as Old Style (O.S.) dates, and Gregorian dates are called New Style (N.S.) dates.

Contemporaries of English thinker Isaac Newton would have said that he was born on December 25, 1642, and died on March 20, 1727. However, today we might say that he was born on January 4, 1643, and died on March 31, 1727. Though the dates are different, you'll be able to find that the corresponding days of the week are the same. Incidentally, the Julian and Gregorian calendars have the same days of the week at the same times; only the dates are different. To find the Julian Doomsday, the first four steps are basically the same. When you add up the three numbers (the quotient of the last two digits of the year and 12, the remainder of that, and the number of fours in the remainder), subtract the century digits from the sum, and add that to Sunday. Here's an example for April 23, 1564: 64 / 12 = 5, remainder 4. 4 / 4 = 1. Sunday + 10 - 15 = Sunday - 5 = Tuesday.

April 4 is a Tuesday, so April 23, 19 days later, is a Sunday. Julian dates are easy because you don't need to remember anchor days or the more complicated leap year rule. So, you should be able to try these: Verify that October 4, 1582 (Julian), and October 15, 1582 (Gregorian), occurred on consecutive days of the week. Verify that September 2, 1752 (Julian), and September 14, 1752 (Gregorian), occurred on consecutive days of the week. The Battle of Hastings occurred on October 14, 1066. In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He made his first landing in the New World on October 12 of that year. English poet and playwright William Shakespeare and Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes both died on April 23, 1616, but not on the same day of the week. Find the day of the week that each man died. Advanced Techniques This section is optional. It contains tips on finding Doomsdays more quickly if you're able to memorize more things.

Complete List of Doomsdays If you find it hard to remember some of the handy Doomsdays for each month, you might benefit from this complete list. Month December 5, 12, 19, 26 Note that some other easy-to-remember Doomsdays are Valentine's Day (February 14), U.S. Independence Day (July 4), Halloween (October 31), and Boxing Day (December 26). Note, however, that February 14 is a Doomsday only in common years. Memorizing Years Once you've done Doomsday calculations enough, you might start to memorize the Doomsdays for certain years. Early on in my study of the Doomsday method, I memorized that 1969's Doomsday was Friday. Why? I don't know; I just did. But it's helped me. Consider the satisfaction I got when someone "challenged" me to work out June 6, 1969, and I was able to tell them the answer immediately. It may be convienient to know some of the Gregorian years whose Doomsdays are the same as the anchor day for their century.

For example, 1945's Doomsday is Wednesday, just as 1900's was. In the Gregorian calendar, the following years of a century have the same Doomsday as the anchor day for their century: '00, '06, '17, '23, '28, '34, '45, '51, '56, '62, '73, '79, '84, '90. Incidentally, I've discovered that intervals between these years follows a pattern: 6, 11, 6, 5, 6, 11, 6, 5, 6, 11, 6, 5, 6. Using the 1900s as an example, the pattern actually continues into the next century: ...1984, 1990, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2018... This pattern breaks after 2100, probably because it will not be a leap year.

It would be interesting to investigate whether any Doomsday (not just those that are anchor days) can be found as a member of a sequence, and whether this extends to the Julian calendar as well. I think the answer is yes to both, but I don't feel like crunching the numbers. Maybe someone reading this can prove it one way or the other. Advance of the Doomsdays You may have observed in the past that if a certain date falls on a Monday this year, it will be a Tuesday next year (that is, if the next year is a common year). The Doomsday advances one day each year, except in the case of leap years, when it advances two days. If you've memorized the Doomsdays for certain years, you can use this to your advantage. For example, you don't need to do the math for 1999 if you know that 2000's Doomsday is a Tuesday. Because 2000 was a leap year, 1999's Doomsday was two days before it and was therefore Sunday.

Likewise, you know that 1900's Doomsday was Wednesday, so 1899's must have been Tuesday, and 1898's was Monday. Anchor Days for Future Centuries If you're trying your newly found skills at a party, there's always going to be the snarky person in the bunch who asks you to find the day of the week for January 31, 6732. How are you supposed to find the anchor date for the 6700s? Recall that the anchor dates for the Gregorian calendar repeat every four centuries. (As such, the Gregorian calendar repeats every 400 years. Just as January 20, 2017, is a Friday, so too was January 20, 1617.) If you divide the century digits (the first two digits in four-digit years) by 4, the remainder determines the anchor day. When you 17 by 4, the remainder is 1. Recall that the anchor day for the 1700s is Sunday. When the remainder is 2, the anchor day is Friday.

When it's 3, it's Wednesday, and when the remainder is 0 (as in the 2000s), the anchor day is Tuesday. Now for the 6700s: 68 is evenly divisible by 4, so the remainder of 67 divided by 4 is 3. Thus, the anchor day for the 6700s is Wednesday. Now, you should be able to find the day of the week for January 31, 6732. Here's another challenge: January 1, 10,000. (For 5-digit years, the century digits are the first three.) Date Calculator This calculator uses the Doomsday method. You must have JavaScript enabled in your browser in order for the calculator to work. You can use it to check your answers (but no cheating!). Enter numeric values for the month, day, and year, then click "Find day of week." The calculator accepts all dates from the years 1 to 9999. However, Gregorian dates prior to October 15, 1582, will be entered as Julian dates instead.

Doomsday Calculator Here's a more easily accessible version of this calculator, better for bookmarking and frequent use. More Information According to a source who has spoken to Dr. Conway, he devised the Doomsday Algorithm after a colleage showed him a day-of-the-week algorithm by Lewis Carroll and challenged him to simplify it. Conway first published the algorithm in his article, "Tomorrow is the Day After Doomsday," Eureka 36 (1973): 28-31. It is described briefly in a book that he co-authored with Richard K. Guy and Elwyn R. Berkelamp called Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, Vol. 2, London: Academic Press, 1982. Since then, the algorithm appears to have been simplified so that the "handy Doomsdays" for the months are easier to remember. Conway now teaches his algorithm using the hand as a mnemonic. He himself can perform the necessary calculations in under two seconds . His secret? Besides being a mathematician, he has a program on his computer that gives him random dates to try whenever he logs on. These resources have proven useful in the research for this page.

They might also be useful for you if you've found this article just too confusing. Valentine's Day 2017, Valentine's Day 2018 and further 3679 Significance of Valentine's Day 2017 Valentine's Day 2017, also known as Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an extremely popular holiday that celebrates and honours St Valentine and to express gratitude and love to dear ones. History of Valentine's Day Historically, Valentine's Day 2017 is said to have originated in Europe and made it's way to North America in the 19th century by British settlers. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honouring saints named Valentinus. Several stories associated with the various Valentines that were connected to February 14 were told. It is said that the popular hagiographical account of Saint Valentine of Rome inspired the holiday. Saint Valentine was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire.

According to legend, during his imprisonment, Saint Valentine healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius, and before his execution, he wrote her a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell. The day first became associated with romantic love in the 14th century, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). Today, Valentine's Day 2017 is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country. Traditions of Valentine's Day Valentine's Day 2017 traditions include card and gift giving. Popular gifts exchanged on the day include cards, fresh flowers (mainly the rose), chocolates and sweets. Additionally, people also complement these with other gifts of love to express affection and love. Valentine's Day dinner and dance parties are organized all over the country to celebrate the occasion. Many couples hold private celebrations in homes or restaurants. Children also gift handmade gifts and cards to their friends and loved ones.

When is Valentine's Day 2017 Valentine's Day 2017 takes place on February 14 annually. The day on which the holiday falls on changes but the date remains the same; consult the above table for exact dates. See besides 'Valentine's Day' even more holidays, click on one of the links below. St. Valentine beheaded - Feb 14, 278 - HISTORY.com St. Valentine beheaded Publisher A+E Networks On February 14around the year 278A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed. Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families. To get rid of the problem, Claudius banned all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.

When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Valentine was arrested and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. The sentence was carried out on February 14, on or about the year 270. Legend also has it that while in jail, St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it “From Your Valentine.” For his great service, Valentine was named a saint after his death. In truth, the exact origins and identity of St. Valentine are unclear. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of 14 February.” One was a priest in Rome, the second one was a bishop of Interamna (now Terni, Italy) and the third St. Valentine was a martyr in the Roman province of Africa. Legends vary on how the martyr’s name became connected with romance. The date of his death may have become mingled with the Feast of Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love.

On these occasions, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius decided to put an end to the Feast of Lupercalia, and he declared that February 14 be celebrated as St Valentine’s Day. Gradually, February 14 became a date for exchanging love messages, poems and simple gifts such as flowers. Related Videos History of St. Valentine History of St. Valentine FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS Who was Saint Valentine and how did he come to inspire Valentine's Day? In the early martyrologies, three different St. Valentines are mentioned, all sharing Feb. 14 for a feast day. Unfortunately, the historical record is sparse. The first St. Valentine was a priest and physician in Rome. He along with St. Marius and his family comforted the martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Claudius II, the Goth. Eventually, St. Valentine was also arrested, condemned to death for his faith, beaten with clubs, and finally beheaded on Feb. 14, AD 270. He was buried on the Flaminian Way.

Later, Pope Julius I (333-356) built a basilica at the site which preserved St. Valentine's tomb. Archeological digs in the 1500s and 1800s have found evidence of the tomb of St. Valentine. However, in the thirteenth century, his relics were transferred to the Church of Saint Praxedes near the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where they remain today. Also, a small church was built near the Flaminian Gate of Rome which is now known as the Porta del Popolo but was called in the 12th century "the Gate of St. Valentine," as noted by the early British historian William Somerset (also known as William of Malmesbury, d. 1143), who ranks after St. Bede in authority. The second St. Valentine was the Bishop of Interamna (now Terni, located about 60 miles from Rome). Under the orders of Prefect Placidus, he too was arrested, scourged, and decapitated, again suffering persecution during the time of Emperor Claudius II. The third St.

Valentine suffered martyrdom in Africa with several companions. However, nothing further is known about this saint. In all, these men, each named St. Valentine, showed heroic love for the Lord and His Church. The popular customs of showing love and affection on St. Valentine's Day is almost a coincidence with the feast day of the saint: During the Medieval Age, a common belief in England and France was that birds began to pair on Feb.14, "half-way through the second month of the year." Chaucer wrote in his "Parliament of Foules" (in Old English): "For this was on Seynt Valentyne's day, When every foul cometh ther to choose his mate." For this reason, the day was dedicated to "lovers" and prompted the sending of letters, gifts, or other signs of affection. Another literary example of St. Valentine's Day remembrances is found in Dame Elizabeth Brews "Paston Letters" (1477), where she writes to the suitor, John Paston, of her daughter, Margery: "And, cousin mine, upon Monday is St.

Valentine's day and every bird chooseth himself a mate, and if it like you to come on Thursday night, and make provision that you may abide till then, I trust to God that ye shall speak to my husband and I shall pray that we may bring the matter to a conclusion." In turn, Margery wrote to John: "Unto my right well beloved Valentine John Paston, Squyer, be this bill delivered. Right reverend and worshipful and my right well beloved Valentine, I recommend me unto you, full heartily desiring to hear of your welfare, which I beseech Almighty God long for to preserve until His pleasure and your heart's desire." While speaking of the amorous flavor of Valentine's Day, no mention is made of the saint. While it seems that the exchange of "valentines" is more the result of secular custom rather than the memory of St. Valentine, and that the celebration has been further paganized with cupids and the like, there is a Christian message that should be remembered. The love of our Lord, depicted beautifully in the image of His most Sacred Heart, is a sacrificial, self-less, and unconditional love.

Such is the love that each Christian is called to express in his own life, for God and neighbor. Clearly, St. Valentineno matter which oneshowed such a love, bearing witness to the faith in his dedication as a priest and in the offering of his own life in martyrdom. On this Valentine's day, looking to the example of this great saint, each person should offer again his love to the Lord, for only by doing so can he properly love those who are entrusted to his care and any other neighbor. Each person should again pledge his love to those loved ones, praying for their intentions, promising fidelity to them, and thanking them for their love in return. Never forget Jesus said, "This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. There is no greater love than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends" (Jn 15:12-13). St. Valentine fulfilled this command, and may we do the same. Acknowledgement Saunders, Rev. William. "History of Saint Valentine." Arlington Catholic Herald. This article is reprinted with permission from Arlington Catholic Herald.

The Author Father William Saunders is pastor of Our Lady of Hope parish in Potomac Falls, Virginia. He is dean of the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College. The above article is a "Straight Answers" column he wrote for the Arlington Catholic Herald. Father Saunders is the author of Straight Answers , a book based on 100 of his columns, and Straight Answers II .

Question: Valentine’s Day falls during which month of the year?
Answer: February